Chapter 33 Consolation for Divided Hearts

In order to pacify Tanba, Mitsuhide really took a lot of painstaking efforts, and gathered his son-in-law Tadakashi Hosokawa and his in-laws Hosokawa Fujitaka, and devoted all their energy to this war. During the siege, Hatano Hideji's intentions were confusing, and he agreed to surrender all of a sudden, but he turned his face and refused to admit it all of a sudden.Whenever Guangxiu decided to attack with all his strength, he hurriedly sent someone to show his favor. Due to the close relationship between Hideji and the aristocratic families, there is a potential force that cannot be ignored, which makes Mitsuhide very troubled as to whether he should adopt a soft policy or a tough one.

This is exactly where Mitsuhide put his best intentions.Originally, he thought that as long as he could bring Xiuzhi and Xiushang brothers to Antu, it would be a great achievement. Unexpectedly, Nobunaga criticized his methods and strategies, but he didn't say a word about how to deal with the Hatano brothers. As a result, Mitsuhide didn't even understand what Nobunaga was thinking. When he toasted for the third time, Mitsuhide finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Sorry! Can I ask you how to deal with Tanba's Hatano brothers? Or, what do you think should be better?"

"What? Brother Hatano?" "It's Xiuzhi and Xiushang!" "Oh, it's the big fish caught with the false mother? I've just told you what to do with them!" "What? You told me just now..." "Yes! And you said you already understood!" Mitsuhide looked up at Nobunaga like a King Kong, with question marks in his eyes.He only remembered that Nobunaga criticized his strategy as stupid, mean, and ugly, and never mentioned how to deal with the Hatano brothers. "Kwang Soo!" "Yes, it is." "Looking at your expression, it seems that you don't understand at all."

"I'm sorry, I really don't recall you ever mentioning the matter of disposing of the Hatano brothers..." As soon as these words came out, Nobunaga, who was already drunk, was immediately angered. "What? Are you saying I didn't say anything?" "Yes, I think my lord may have misremembered it!" "Ranmaru!" Finally, Nobunaga's anger broke out. "Use an iron fan to hit Guangxiu's bald head!" "You want me to hit Mr. Hinata..." "That's right! And you have to hit him hard. From what I can see! Not only does Guangxiu not grow any hair on his head, but his brain is probably corrupted. Hurry up and hit me hard."

"This...isn't that good?" "If you don't fight, I will do it myself!" Ranmaru had no room for hesitation.If he still doesn't do it, maybe Nobunaga will draw his sword in his anger! "Mr. Hinata, it is hard to disobey your destiny, please forgive me..." Ranmaru raised his fan and hit Mitsuhide on the head. "what……" Mitsuhide snorted, his hands clenched into fists trembling slightly. Of all the people present, women are not a problem, even Aoyama Yozou, Takei Yuan, Kanamori Nagachi, and Murai Sadakatsu all stared wide-eyed, watching all this silently.

On Mitsuhide's bald forehead, bloodshots were already seeping out. Ranmaru bowed to Nobunaga and hurried back to his seat.However, he didn't know where to turn his gaze, and there was a distressed expression on his face. "Hahaha……" Nobunaga suddenly laughed loudly: "How is it? Mitsuhide, are you awake?" Guangxiu just sat quietly, unable to answer a word. "Mitsuhide, didn't you hear what I asked you?" "..." "Although I didn't express it directly in words, haven't you heard that there is a clear understanding of the heart? If you listen to me attentively, you should be able to hear it!"

"..." "It seems that you still don't understand. I know that at this moment, you must hate me very much in your heart, thinking that I am too unreasonable... This can prove that you didn't concentrate on listening to me, so I hit you, you know ?" "terribly sorry……" Guangxiu tried his best to suppress the resentment in his heart, and said: "Guangxiu is not sensitive enough, and has not been able to hear the implication of adults, please forgive me! But, can you please say it again, so that I can understand..." "Hahaha... It seems that you are still awake. Well, I will just say what I think in my heart."

"Please speak! I will listen attentively..." "Guangxiu, I told you to make public the matter of using fake mothers as hostages, right?" "Yes, you did say that." "How? Do you think this method is feasible?" "It doesn't seem easy to do." "And, no matter how you justify it, people in the world will think it is fake, or even think that there is no such thing at all." "Yeah... that's true." "In this way, even if the world believes your words, they will feel puzzled. Why can't you even rescue your own mother? It turns out that it is because the hostage is just a fake mother... From now on, in their minds In this world, you will always be an unfilial and inhuman person who disregards human relations."

"Yes...you are absolutely right." "In this way, don't you have no room to stand? So I must try to rescue her. As for the method! I don't think you need to know." "yes……" "If it was Mitsuhide in the past, he would know how to deal with Brother Hatano without me saying anything. With his keenness, he must be able to understand the meaning of my words; even if he didn't notice it for a while, he would still think carefully... However, now But you can’t figure it out, has your heart left me? It seems that your heart is full of other delusions, isn’t it? That’s why I want Ranmaru to beat you so that you can wake up what!"

"..." "How? You should understand when I say that, right?" However, Mitsuhide still couldn't understand Nobunaga's intentions, and just blindly believed that Nobunaga resented him.At this time, Mitsuhide could no longer control his emotions, and of course he couldn't reason and calculate calmly. Surprisingly, Nobunaga's senses are so keen.It turned out that he had already noticed that the two of them were no longer in the same mind, and accused him of it. "How? Do you understand?..." "Sorry! Regarding this matter, I hope you can provide more instructions."

"So you still don't understand!..." Nobunaga changed his expression again. Mitsuhide's shoulders couldn't help trembling slightly.Not enough, hit again!He had a premonition that Nobunaga would loudly order Ranmaru to hit him hard again. However, to his surprise, Nobunaga did not do so. He just took a deep breath and looked straight at Kwang Soo.In fact, Nobunaga himself was taken aback, wondering why Mitsuhide still didn't understand even though he had already said it so clearly? If it was in the past, it would have been impossible for this to happen.Even at certain times, Mitsuhide reminded Nobunaga, giving him various hints and strategies! "Bald, it looks like you're getting old too." "I'm ashamed of my insensitivity." "Don't be ashamed of this. From my point of view, it's because your anger hasn't subsided and you can't open your heart. Alright! I'll tell you frankly about the hard work you've run on the battlefield!" "yes!" "I hope you can listen carefully to what I said, and I hope that these words can help you untie your knot." "yes!" "I plan to put the Hatano brothers in a cell, and I will take care of them." "Are you going to kill them?" "You have to wait until the right time to kill them!... You don't have to worry about the two of them. Now I want you to go back to Danbo immediately, negotiate with the other party, and ask them to release the old maid." "But this……" "Of course they won't agree to release it! However, even if you don't tell me, they will eventually discover the identity of the old maid; in this case, the other party will definitely kill her in anger..." "Oh……" Only then did Mitsuhide exclaim suddenly.exactly!However, Nobunaga didn't feel any joy. In his impression, Mitsuhide was always able to understand everything, and he had never been so dull as he is now. "It seems that you understand?" "Yes, I fully understand. Once the other party kills Mitsuhide's mother first... then the Hatano brothers will suffer the same fate." "That's why I said that even if you want to cut it, it depends on the timing. Do you understand now? I think the reason why you haven't been able to understand my mind must be due to excessive fatigue." "This... this... maybe it is!" "I predict that the other party may start to act at the turn of spring and summer. Now you go to get the order back first! By the way, Brother Hatano will be executed at the end of the town of Ci'en Temple." Mitsuhide took a deep breath, then looked up at Nobunaga.Although his lingering anger was still there, his mind gradually became active. The way Nobunaga ordered Ranmaru to beat him because he couldn't figure it out, made Mitsuhide feel a sense of fear in his heart. "It seems that you have fully understood?" "Yes, it is." "That's good. Remember, next time, don't use the little tricks played by wild warriors like fake mothers." "Obey!" "If you do this again, it will definitely affect the reputation of the dignified Yui Hinata. What's more, it will be a long time since your old eyesight! Hahaha..." The people at the same table breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the wine glasses in front of them one after another, and drank happily again.